Acrylic Landscapes in a Weekend: Pick Up Your Brush and Paint Your First Picture This Weekend

Very helpful as a beginner painter.

Great examples and how dos. Really like this book and recommend.

I bought this book for my 86 year old mother. She is just re-learning how to paint. She absolutely loved it. Took it out and started painting the water on the rocks scene. I am sure it will take longer then a weekend, but she sure is having fun.

Not what I expected

This is a great book. I still struggle a little with acrylics and this book has helped me greatly.

nice book..fast delivery

love all the new ideas,great choice of colours,thank you.

and liked Seasonal Landscapes by Fenwick but hesitate to buy the book because you are afraid that 2/3 of it will be a rehash of his other books don't hesitate to purchase this book. Mr. Fenwick did a superb job. There is sufficient new info to make it worthwhile a purchase. I liked the lay-out with Saturday's exercises prior to Sunday's painting and wished more books would use this concept. I have thoroughly enjoyed the book and feel that this book could be an aid to beginners and intermediate painters. 5 Stars for Mr. Fenwick.

Keith Fenwick has produced an invaluable book on acrylic painting. It is an impressive reference book on this very versatile and modern medium. This versatility as highlighted by Fenwick shows that if acrylic paint is diluted with water or glazing medium can produce stunning, watercolour pictures. Whereas, if the medium is applied directly from the tube, it can resemble 'impasto' ie oil painting on canvas.Fenwick discusses, in great detail, his techniques throughout the book and this keeps the reader hooked, because the subject matter is presented in a lively and interesting way. The reader is taken through several projects ranging from detailed, watercolour effects to equally impressive, oil paintings on canvas. I found these projects both fascinating and informative. Because he discusses his suggestions for a typical acrylic palette and goes into further detail on colour schemes that were applied to these projects. He then goes on to discuss how the student can achieve beautiful, cumulus cloud effects and stunning, lush tree foliage with acrylics. However, in my view the most exciting section was the one on glazing techniques; where he explains how to create atmospheric effects by simply, applying various colour glazes.That said, the title of this book is somewhat misleading in my opinion. To explain this point, it would be very difficult for a complete novice to paint quality, and technically detailed acrylic landscapes as highlighted in Fenwick's book. In fact, the amateur artist would need several weeks to reach the level of competency to paint similar acrylic landscapes of the equivalent standard. I, none-the-less, do recommend this book, because it provides the student with the necessary grounding in all aspects of acrylic painting to succeed in this fascinating medium.

Have seen book before purchasing, so aware that it’ll suit my needs

Excellent starter book which is full of suggestions and ideas.Very useful to anyone who wants to get started and be able to quickly paint something that others will like as well.

Apart from the illustrations, the reading was very good, I have never done acrylics, until a few months ago, as I have always done watercolour. Very good and very helpful.

This book is really helpful for the novice painter.Very good value.